Phila of Thebes

For other persons named Phila, see Phila

Phila of Thebes was a courtesan in antiquity. She was enslaved at the Siege of Thebes in 335 BC and ransomed by rhetor Hyperides, who installed her at his house in Eleusis.

References

• Who's who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander's empire‎ by Waldemar Heckel ISBN 9781405112109
• The courtesan's arts By Martha Feldman, Bonnie Gordon Page 42 ISBN 0195170296